“As you grow in your career, you are being sought for your leadership and critical thinking skills, and for your ability to diagnose and solve problems, not regurgitate facts.”– Kelly Wolf, VP of People at Zulily

“I wouldn’t be where I am if it wasn’t for my mentors. We need to push more, take more risk to support each other and come together as a community. It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman, we all need to work together.” – Kat Khosrowyar, Head Coach at Reign Academy, former Head Coach of Iran’s national soccer team, Chemical Engineer

“I am not a developer, but currently mentor a female developer. She drives the topic, and I act as a sounding board. Working on a predominately male team, she needed a different confidante to work through issues, approach, development ideas and career path goals.” – Jana Krinsky, Director of Studio at Zulily

“When you have confidence in yourself, when you think ‘I’m going to own it, this is going to happen because I’m going to make it happen,’ it matters. As women, we can’t use apologetic language like ‘Sorry, whenever you have a second, I would like to speak to you’ — we don’t need to be sorry for doing our jobs. Women need to start changing those sentences to, ‘when would be a good time to talk about this project?’ and treating people as your equal, not as someone who’s above you.” – Celia Jiménez Delgado, right wing-back for Reign FC + Spain’s national soccer team, Aerospace Engineer

“We all have to find our courage. Because if you want to grow and be in a leadership role, that’s going to be a requirement. I think identifying that early in your career is a great way to avoid some pitfalls, down the road.” – Angela Dunleavy-Stowell, CEO at FareStart, Co-Founder at Ethan Stowell Restaurants